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Appendix Table C1.6. Patient characteristics—race/ethnicity
Author Database Race/ethnicity 1980- 1985-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 2000- 2005- Statistical Notes
Year 1984 2004 2010 analysis
PMID
Hsing a80 SEER White 24,192 66,227 NR No data were
2000 Black (90.1%) (90.3%) reported for other
10585584 2664 7129 ethnicities.
(9.9%) (9.7%)
(1973- (1988-92)
77)
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Clegg SEER The study (1975- (1987-97) P<0.001 Hispanic Whites,
2002 provided a cross- 87) (chi-square non-Hispanic
12230422 table of the test for Whites and
proportion of stage x Asian Americans
patients with race x time had the highest
localized/regional, period) proportion of
distant or cases diagnosed
unknown cancer at
stage, by race localized/regional
and period of stage and the
study (1975-87 lowest proportion
and 1988-97). of cases
The racial groups diagnosed at
considered were distant stage.
non-Hispanic Conversely,
White, Hispanic African
White, African Americans had
American, the lowest
American Indian proportion of
and Alaskan cases diagnosed
native, Asian at
American, and localized/regional
Hawaiian native. stage and the
highest
proportion
diagnosed at
distant stage.
These
differences were
generally
consistent across
time periods.

a Incidence rates and patient characteristics in this study were obtained from SEER data and were extracted in our summary tables; mortality rates were obtained
from published sources and were not extracted.

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